Bull tie



June 17,1924. L49&397

J.MOYER' v VBULL TIE Filed May 221'1922 INVENTOR:

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Patented .lune 17, 1924.

BULL TIE.

Application led May 22,

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JosEPH Morini, av citizen of the-United States,residing at' Stockbridge in the county of Calumet and State oflfisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in BullTies, ofY which the following is a specification, reference being had tothe accompanying drawing, forming a part thereof.

rlhis invention relates to halters for conining and leading cattle,particularly bulls.

The main objects of the invention are to provide a strong, durabledevice of this class which can be readily adjusted to fit the head of ananimal and when adjusted and appliedl will effectively restrain theanimal, particularly a powerful and cross or vicious bull, withoutinjuring or irritating it; and generally to improve the construction andincrease the convenience and reliability of such devices.

It consists in the construction, arrangement andV combination of partsas herein` after particularly described and pointed out in the claims. l

In the accompanying drawing like characters designate the same parts inthe severalV figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tie or halter embodying theinvention as applied to the head of a bull; and Fig. 2 is a perspectiveview of a slightly modied construction of the device by itself withoutthe nose and cheek bands shown in Fig. 1.

The tie or halter may be'made entirely of chain or of leather straps orbands of webbing, with suitable metal fittings. 1t is preferablyconstructed as showfn'partly of chain and partly of leather straps. Y

It comprises a neck piece or collar 1, preferably made of chain andprovided with a releasable and adjustable fastening such as an ordinaryrepair link 2, -whichmay be connected with different links of the'chainat or adjacent its ends, for adjusting the collar to fit animals ofdili'erent sizes, and releas-` ably fastening it around the neck of theanimal to whichV it is fitted and applied, and which is not liable to'beaccidentally disen saY 1 hitching or Vleading line 4, preferably made ofchain as shown, is'connected at one end, as by a three-lobed or loopedring 5,

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and making it effective for leading and'securely holding the animal whenhitched.

The chain 4 is provided at its free end.

with a cross ba'r 8, and adjacent that en'df with one or more rings 9,through which the cross bar is inserted, to hitch the animal to astanchio'n, post or other convenient fixture..

To prevent chang or 4injuring the neck and head of the animal, and topromote its comfort, the upper part of the neck chain 1 and the adjacentend ofthe hitching and leading chain 4 are provided with'flexibleshields 11 and 12,'. made of leather or other suitable materiahlaced,stitched, or otherwise fastened around the chains and attached to eachother to hold them with the hitching and leading chain, 5in place. A pad14, which may be madeof leather orsimilar material and faced with feltor the like, is stitched or otherwise Vfastened* tothe under side of theshields 11 and 12', to further prom tect the neck and head of the animaland promote its ease and comfort.

A front piece or stay, connecting the chain or line 4 with the sides ofthe' neckchain or collar 1, preferably consists of two straps or bands16 adjustably connected byV a metal itting17 with a link of the chain4,'and at the opposite ends with corresponding links of the neck chainor 'collar 1, so as to extend across theV forehead of the animal betweenits earsV and eyes. The straps or bands 16 are looped at the endsVopposite the fitting 17 through corresponding links of the neck chain1, and are adjustably fastened by buckles 18,'so as to lengthenY orshorten the stay according' to the size of the animal to which the tieor halter is applied. The fitting 17 isv formed 'with loops, to whichthe adjacent folded "ends ofthe straps or bandsl are fastened by rivetsor otherwise. The fitting 17 is'also-formed on the outer side withspaced ears between which the chain 4 passes, and through which and anAintervenn inglinkof the chain, a pin or cotter 19 is'inserted.`Byfconnecting the fitting 17 with different links of the chain 1, thefront sta-y is adjusted up or down to properly fit the animal.

To more effectively confine the connection between the neck chain orcollar 1 and the hitching and leading chain l in its proper centralposition over the head of the animal, the tie or halter may be provided,as shown in Fig. 1, with a nose band or piece 21, provided with a buckleor adjustable fastening 22, for placing it on and fitting it to, thenose of the bull or other animal. lt is adjustably connected at thesides with the front stay by check bands or pieces 23, which are looselylooped and fastened at their upper ends around the stay straps or bands16, between the buckles 18 and the neck chain or collar 1. At theirlower ends the bands 23 are adjustably fastened to the band 2l bybuckles 24.

The nose and cheek bands 21 and 23, forming with the stay bands 16 andcollar 1, a kind of head-stall, prevent the hitching and leading chainor line 4: between the collar 1 and nose ring G, from shifting sidewiseaway from its proper central position, but may be omitted, as shown inFig. 2.

F or the buckles 18 and 24, the construction shown, consisting of anelongated quadrangular frame having terminal cross bars and a middlecross bar provided with a central stud, is preferred, as no stitching,rivets or extra fastening means is required for the attachment of strapsor bands thereto.

As shown in Fig. 2, the shield 12 is omitted and the hitching andleading chain 4f is secured to the pad 14 and held in place by straps orbands '12 of leather or other material riveted or otherwise fastened tothe pad.

I claim:

1. A bull tie comprising a collar, a nose ring, and a hitching andleading line fastened to the top of the collar and adapted to passforwardly and downwardly therefrom Vover the face of an animal looselythrough the nose ring.

2. A. bull tie comprising a collar provided with fastening means forsecuringit around the neck of an animal, a hitchingl line fastened atone end to the top of the collar and adapted to pass forwardly anddownwardly therefrom over the face of the animal loosely through a ringinserted in the nose of the animal, and a front stay fastened at theends to the collar and midway between its ends to the hitching line.

8. bull tie comprising a collar having separable ends and provided withadjustable fastening means for connecting the ends and fitting it to theneck of an animal, a hitching line fastened at one end to the top of thecollar and adapted to pass forwardly and downwardly therefrom looselythrough a ring inserted in the nose of the animal, and a frontstayadjustably fastened at its ends to the sides of the collar and atthe middle to the hitching line.

4. A bull tie comprising a collar provided with fastening means forsecuring it around the neck of an animal, a hitching line fastened atone end to the top of the collar and adapted to pass forwardly anddownwardly therefrom loosely through a ring inserted in the nose of theanimal, a front stay fastened at the ends to the sides of the collar andat the middle to the hitching line, a nose piece adapted to encircle thenose of the animal, and cheek pieces connecting the nose piece with thefront stay on opposite sides of the hitching line.

5. A bull tie comprising an adjustable collar, a nose ring, a hitchingline fastened to the top of the collar and adapted to pass forwardly anddownwardly therefrom over the head of an animal loosely through the nosering inserted in the nose of an animal, a front stay adjustably fastenedat the ends to the sides of the collar and at the middle to the hitchingline, an adjustable nose piece adapted to pass around the nose of theanimal, and adjustable cheek pieces connecting the nose piece with thefront sta-y on opposite sides of the hitching line.

6. In a bull tie the combination of a chain collar provided with areleasable fastening; a chain hitching line connected at one end withthe top of the collar and adapted toi-pass forwardly and downwardlytherefrom over the head 0f an animal loosely through a ring inserted inthe animals nose; a front stay comprising a metal fitting connected witha link of the hitching line adj acent the top of the collar and strapsconnecting the fitting with corresponding links in the sides of thecollar; and a pad attached to the top of the collar and the adjacent endof the hitchinfr line.

7. In a bull/tie the combination of a chain collar provided with areleasable fastening, a chain hitching line connected at one end withthe top of the collar and adapted to pass forwardly and downwardlytherefrom over the head of an animal loosely through a ring inserted inthe animals nose, and flexible shields covering the upper part of thecollar and adjacent end of the chain hitching line.

8. In a bull tie the combination of a chain collar provided with areleasable fastening, a chain hitching line fastened at one end to thetop of the collar and adapted to pass forwardly and downwardly therefromover the head of an animal loosely through a ring inserted in theanimals nose, flexible shields covering the chain in the upper part ofthe collar and adjacent end of the hitching line, and a pad attached tothe under side of the shields.

9. In a bull tie the combination of a chain fastened to the under sidelor the collary collar provided with a releasable fastenchain' and ofthe hitching chain adjacent l ing, a bitching chain fastened at one endtheir connection with each other. `10' to the top of the collar andadapted to In witness whereof I hereto aix my 5 pass forwardly anddownwardly therefrom signature;

over the head of an animal through a ring in the animals nose` and aflexible pad JOSEPH MOYER. v

